Ben Rector: The Great Sock Shootout

Dadville with Dave Barnes and Jon McLaughlin

That Sounds Fun Network

Kids & Family, Parenting

4.9 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2026

⏱️ 84 minutes

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The fellas are back with our dear friend Ben Rector. It’s a classic dad-session—think driveway-wine-in-camping-chairs vibes. Ben drops some hilarious truth bombs, like his daughter's most accurate description of what he's like. He also breaks down his quest to look less like an accountant with his new robust beard and a legendary sock shootout method to find the perfect pair. But it’s not all oatmeal-sifting rituals and badminton losses. The guys get into the "real" stuff, too. Ben talks about his career shift—choosing depth over scale so he can actually be present for his kids' math homework. It’s a funny, deep, and totally relatable look at suburban fatherhood. Go see Ben (and Jon) on tour: https://www.benrectormusic.com Join us: http://dadville.substack.com Thanks to our Sponsors: Quince - Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://quince.com/dadville⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! Cove - Check out Cove at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://covesmart.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use code DAD for an additional 10% off your first order! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:31.6	yeah
0:35.6	hi I'm Dave Barnes and I'm John McLaughlin.
0:38.5	And welcome to Dadville.
0:40.8	Dadville is a podcast where we talk about life, love, and the pursuit of awesome dadding.
0:46.0	It's funny thoughts and deep talks.
0:48.1	So please, enjoy your time here in Dadville and enjoy this episode with...
0:52.7	Be Victor! Dadville and enjoy this episode with Ben rector So we're recording now because John and I realized
1:03.5	We wanted
1:05.8	We wanted
1:05.8	Well there's a side of you that people don't get to see
1:10.7	The mic's on, can I swear? there's a side of you that people don't get to see the mic's on can I swear
1:14.1	do you like our did you like the shirt by the way I love it it it's great
1:18.7	don't sleep on the shirt I couldn't remember if we gave you a shirt last time
1:21.8	I don't know that we did I'll be glad to support you are so tan yeah we we did
1:27.0	spring break in California and that i've been golf club
1:30.9	opened last week oh so you've been gone yeah the beard is really good isn't it good have you been
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